Sen. Stoner Targets Stoner Pops

ATLANTA -- A Georgia state senator with the last name "Stoner" has put his name on a bill to ban the sale of so-called "Stoner Pops" to minors. The legal lollipops taste like illegal marijuana and critics say they help hook youngsters on the real thing.

on senate calendar to ban sale of chronic candy to minors. the candy is called "Stoner Pops" and the bill is sponsored by

Students from Osborne High School were among those lobbying for passage of the bill. They argued that the chronic candy is sold on the street in a style that resembles the sale of real drugs. The message to children is that marijuana is cool.

The bill, which which make the sale of pot lollipops punishable by a short prison stay and fine up to $1,000, has failed to gain momentum in the Senate for three years in a row. The students say that Georgia senators are missing their real-life experience and that using chronic candy leads to the use of the real thing.

"I know several people who's addicted to marijuana and other drugs like heroin and cocaine and I'm just tired of seeing my fellow youths suffering from stuff like this," said Percy Broussard.

"It's an issue I don't think people are aware of so if by having my last name is a way to bring attention to it, by me carrying the bill, I'm more than happy to do that," said Sen. Doug Stoner.

The measure is 36th in a line of 36 bills scheduled for a vote Tuesday. If a vote is not made before the end of the day, it will move back into committee. Sen. Stoner said he will work to push the bill back on the Senate floor Wednesday, hoping for a vote before the Legislature adjourns on Friday.